Thanks Ryan, for another provocative and compelling post. There were so many snippets of wisdom, I'm going to have to read through again to get more out of it.
I had a university education where socratic dialogue was very much encouraged, and then when I taught at other universities, I employed the methods that had helped me to construct my knowledge systems. I found that some students complained. "Why do you keep asking questions? Why don't you just tell us what we need to know?"
When university education is so expensive, it's easy for students to default into thinking that their only task is to be the recipient of someone else's thought processes...
Thanks for the repost :-) I enjoy feeding my dog peanut-butter because he licks, and licks, and licks. I aspire to write like that. In a world of breezy Posts, the one that requires two readings is king? (Or, perhaps jester.)
I agree that this transactional approach to education is a problem but I’m not sure it’s necessarily the students fault. We’ve trained them to behave this way from their first gold stars. Extrinsic education is easier to conduct but it misses the purpose of learning.
I feel that AI is beginning to breaking our design, and I’m excited for the transformation, but realigning posture is hard graft and I think the rehabilitation is going to be painful.
Thank you for taking the time (and effort) to read.
This was such a thought-provoking read. Tech is moving at the speed of light, and if we don’t deliberately preserve culture and shape the future ourselves, we risk becoming passive consumers of algorithmic drift. It’s why I keep coming back to questioning assumptions and cultivating a bias for action - something I write about/ponder often.
Thank you, Sam. I'm so pleased that this was meaningful for you. Yes, I also fear a future where we stop exercising our agency because consumption is so easy. I'm glad to hear that you ponder your assumptions (and consumption) often; it's easy to feel alone in this.
Thanks Ryan, for another provocative and compelling post. There were so many snippets of wisdom, I'm going to have to read through again to get more out of it.
I had a university education where socratic dialogue was very much encouraged, and then when I taught at other universities, I employed the methods that had helped me to construct my knowledge systems. I found that some students complained. "Why do you keep asking questions? Why don't you just tell us what we need to know?"
When university education is so expensive, it's easy for students to default into thinking that their only task is to be the recipient of someone else's thought processes...
Thanks for the repost :-) I enjoy feeding my dog peanut-butter because he licks, and licks, and licks. I aspire to write like that. In a world of breezy Posts, the one that requires two readings is king? (Or, perhaps jester.)
I agree that this transactional approach to education is a problem but I’m not sure it’s necessarily the students fault. We’ve trained them to behave this way from their first gold stars. Extrinsic education is easier to conduct but it misses the purpose of learning.
I feel that AI is beginning to breaking our design, and I’m excited for the transformation, but realigning posture is hard graft and I think the rehabilitation is going to be painful.
Thank you for taking the time (and effort) to read.
This was such a thought-provoking read. Tech is moving at the speed of light, and if we don’t deliberately preserve culture and shape the future ourselves, we risk becoming passive consumers of algorithmic drift. It’s why I keep coming back to questioning assumptions and cultivating a bias for action - something I write about/ponder often.
Thank you, Sam. I'm so pleased that this was meaningful for you. Yes, I also fear a future where we stop exercising our agency because consumption is so easy. I'm glad to hear that you ponder your assumptions (and consumption) often; it's easy to feel alone in this.
Interesting insights and some powerful personal reflection as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read it. That warms the cockles of my heart :-)